Sig Mosquito .22

[Hispeed1]

Hi all. I'm about to purchase a Sig Mosquito for a plinking/practice gun. Are the newer versions better? Anybody want to change my mind?

[scootergmc]

Yes, do a search. Then get a Ruger Mark III or a Browning Buckmark.

[saxman]

If you want a reasonably priced .22 pistol that will be accurate, reliable, and last you forever, get a ruger or a buck mark. If you could care less about how well it works, etc, and just want a gun that looks cool, buy a mosquito or a p22.

[CSACANNONEER]

If you want a reasonably priced .22 pistol that will be accurate, reliable, and last you forever, get a ruger or a buck mark. If you could care less about how well it works, etc, and just want a gun that looks cool, buy a mosquito or a p22.

Sound advice!

[Rivers]

I just did the same, getting a Browning Buckmark for practice. The price between .22 and .40 and .45 is almost as significant as the difference in recoil! The reason why I went with the Buckmark is that the grip and balance are far closer to my HKs than the Ruger is. While the Buckmark trigger can be further lightened, it's already a pound lighter than my lightened LEM triggers. Since my purpose is to use the .22 to practice trigger control, keeping it as consistent to my larger caliber guns is best. The Buckmark is very well made and has lots of aftermarket accessories. Check out http://www.rimfirecentral.com for more feedback and gun porn.

Only warning about the Buckmark (but might apply to any auto) is to use brick-packaged ammo, not bulk. After 1 in 4 FFE/FFL issues, I checked the bulk Federal .22 by putting a handful on a glass countertop. A few rolled like bent axles! Since going to CCI standard velocity or MiniMags, not a single failure.

[savasyn]

I've only heard horror stories about the Sig, which is a real shame as I do love their other products. The one person I know that has one has had very mixed results. It works fairly well with the mag that came with it but doesn't with with mags purchased afterwards.

I went with an S&W 22A when they were on sale at Turners. It's pretty cool and was really inexpensive. I found out last time that is does not like bulk-packed ammo either but functions great with CCI.

[Hispeed1]

Thanks for all the replies. I also looked at Ruger MKIII.

[saxman]

I just did the same, getting a Browning Buckmark for practice. The price between .22 and .40 and .45 is almost as significant as the difference in recoil! The reason why I went with the Buckmark is that the grip and balance are far closer to my HKs than the Ruger is. While the Buckmark trigger can be further lightened, it's already a pound lighter than my lightened LEM triggers. Since my purpose is to use the .22 to practice trigger control, keeping it as consistent to my larger caliber guns is best. The Buckmark is very well made and has lots of aftermarket accessories. Check out http://www.rimfirecentral.com for more feedback and gun porn.

Only warning about the Buckmark (but might apply to any auto) is to use brick-packaged ammo, not bulk. After 1 in 4 FFE/FFL issues, I checked the bulk Federal .22 by putting a handful on a glass countertop. A few rolled like bent axles! Since going to CCI standard velocity or MiniMags, not a single failure.

I had a few issues using the bulk crap in my buck mark for the first few hundred rounds. Now it'll take anything and everything I can throw at it.


Also, Rivers, if you haven't done the spring flip(search for it on rimfirecentral) yet, drop everything you're doing and go do it now. Makes a wonderful gun even more amazing for all of about 10 minutes of effort.

[Suvorov]

I have one. It is an OK gun. I haven't had too many issues with it and none of the horror stories that I have heard. It is pretty reliable when shooting CCI mini-mags, but as of yet (and with the heavy spring) not so good shooting the bulk stuff. It is about as accurate as a typical auto loader, but not on the same level as a bull barrel Ruger Mk II. The trigger pulls, (both SA and DA) are my most disliked feature and are simply atrocious!

In short, unless you really really want a Sig Sauer .22, I would save your money and buy a Ruger Mk II. If I had it over to do again, I would have bought at .22LR conversion for my M9 and pocketed the spare change. It would make a great $200 pistol, but not so much a $400 one.

[softmentor]

a vote for Beretta Neos. for a sweet little plinker, it can't be beat and only around $210. I have 3 and love them. I put a little $10 red dot on one and regularly attack targets of opportunity like spent shot gun shells, golf balls and the ever favorite tin can.
Ruger is very popular with lots of after-market if you want to shoot matches but are notoriously hard to strip for cleaning.
Also there is the S&W 22A. Colt has an offering too.
Next up the scale might be a Browning Bucksmark or S&W model 41. I don't have either one of these, but people who have them love them and they are both very nicely made and accurate.
Way up the scale is a Hi-Standard (some models, not all) or Sig-Hammerli Trailside. The Hi-Standard Olympic is the only American made gun to win the Olympics. Make sure you hold a Hi-Standard before you buy. Some people (me included) have a problem with the slide hitting their hand during recoil. You're looking at $900+ for one of these. I have a Trailside. For accuracy... WOW. With the Hammerli barrel that is standard in these, it is honestly approaching the class of the $1500 to $2000 target pistols at a $350 (4" barrel) - $450 (6" barrel) price tag and a comfortable Sig made auto pistol format.
I do NOT recommend the Mosquito. To many reports of problems. Also the Walther is not bad but don't get a used or early model, they have only recently fixed the early problems that made them so ammo picky. Neither of these guns represent the quality that Walther and Sig are know for.

[tiko]

I got MkIII hunter 6 ", very accurate, no jam at all but my sig mosquito often FTF with cheap 22. When I use high speed 22LR then no FTF, high accuracy, I think the problem because on the MkIII, Budmark or SW 22, therecoil force just push the bolt back, but in the P22 or mosquito, the recoil force got to push the whole SLIDE back which is a lot heavier than the other bolts. Kinetic energy= m * v . So when i use high velocity 22LR, no FTF at all
From a different view angle, the mosquito is the most good looking gun, it does not look like sporting gun but a real tactical elite LE gun.

[5968]

Thanks for all the replies. I also looked at Ruger MKIII.

I have one and it is one of my favorite pistols to shoot. The only thing that sucks about the Mark III is disassembly for cleaning. A lot of people have problems with it and it seems complicated, but it really isn't if you take the time to read the owners manual.

[Suvorov]

read the owners manual.

The what?

[Rivers]

Also, Rivers, if you haven't done the spring flip(search for it on rimfirecentral) yet, drop everything you're doing and go do it now. Makes a wonderful gun even more amazing for all of about 10 minutes of effort.

I've read all the great things about flipping the spring to lighten the trigger. Since the main reason for even getting a .22 was to make practice more affordable, I figured that the .22 should be as similar to my larger guns in feel and behavior. My HK .40 P2000sk and USPf .45 both have lightened LEM triggers, about 4.5 lbs pull. The standard Buckmark trigger is about 3.5 lbs. Flipping the spring lightens that pull even more. Even though it is not maximizing the performance of the Buckmark, staying with the standard trigger pull keeps it more consistent in feel to my HKs. When I practice with the .22, the feel is more similar to what I have with my HKs.

One day, I may do the spring flip just to see what the difference really is. Or, I could see about lightening my .45 trigger to 1.5 lbs!!! Wouldn't that be fun!!!!! I'll be sure to try that when all the shooting lanes are busy.

One huge difference at the range is the ease of viewing where the bigger bullets go through the paper! I damned near need a spotting scope to see the (relatively) tiny holes made by the .22 bullets!

[bunni]

NeoWeird is selling a Sig Mosquito for $250 in the private for sale forum - if you're still interested.